Time to Defibrillation Using Automated External Defibrillators by Pediatric Residents in Simulated Cardiac Arrests
November 9, 2020 updated by: Antonio Mott, Baylor College of Medicine
Defibrillation by Automated External Defibrillators Versus Manual Defibrillators in Simulated Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Pediatric Residents
Automated external defibrillators have improved survival for adult in hospital cardiac arrest. Automated external defibrillators are approved for children aged 1 year and older for out of hospital cardiac arrests. It is unknown whether automated external defibrillators have a role for in hospital pediatric cardiac arrests.
The purpose of study is to compare the management of cardiac rhythm disorders by pediatric residents using an automated external defibrillator versus a standard defibrillator in simulated pediatric cardiac arrests.
It is our hypothesis that residents using an automated external defibrillator will have a shorter time to defibrillation.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
60
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Texas
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Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
- Texas Children's Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pediatric resident at Baylor College of Medicine
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not a pediatric resident at Baylor College of Medicine
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: 1
Pediatric residents randomized to having an automated external defibrillator
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Residents randomized to this group had an automated external defibrillator available for the simulated cardiac arrest.
The automated external defibrillator did not actually discharge energy into the simulated patient
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Active Comparator: 2
Pediatric residents randomized to having a manual defibrillator
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Residents randomized to this group had a manual defibrillator available for the simulated cardiac arrest.
The defibrillator did not actually discharge energy into the simulated patient.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Time to defibrillation
Time Frame: Within 5 minutes of the start of the simulated cardiac arrest
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Within 5 minutes of the start of the simulated cardiac arrest
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Antonio R Mott, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
Publications and helpful links
The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.
General Publications
- Valenzuela TD, Roe DJ, Nichol G, Clark LL, Spaite DW, Hardman RG. Outcomes of rapid defibrillation by security officers after cardiac arrest in casinos. N Engl J Med. 2000 Oct 26;343(17):1206-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200010263431701.
- Rossano JW, Quan L, Kenney MA, Rea TD, Atkins DL. Energy doses for treatment of out-of-hospital pediatric ventricular fibrillation. Resuscitation. 2006 Jul;70(1):80-9. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.10.031. Epub 2006 Jun 8.
- Mogayzel C, Quan L, Graves JR, Tiedeman D, Fahrenbruch C, Herndon P. Out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation in children and adolescents: causes and outcomes. Ann Emerg Med. 1995 Apr;25(4):484-91. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(95)70263-6.
- Hickey RW, Cohen DM, Strausbaugh S, Dietrich AM. Pediatric patients requiring CPR in the prehospital setting. Ann Emerg Med. 1995 Apr;25(4):495-501. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(95)70265-2.
- Samson RA, Nadkarni VM, Meaney PA, Carey SM, Berg MD, Berg RA; American Heart Association National Registry of CPR Investigators. Outcomes of in-hospital ventricular fibrillation in children. N Engl J Med. 2006 Jun 1;354(22):2328-39. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa052917.
- Samson RA, Berg RA, Bingham R; Pediatric Advanced Life Support Task Force, International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation for the American Heart Association; European Resuscitation Council. Use of automated external defibrillators for children: an update--an advisory statement from the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Task Force, International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. Pediatrics. 2003 Jul;112(1 Pt 1):163-8. doi: 10.1542/peds.112.1.163. No abstract available.
- Deakin CD, Nolan JP; European Resuscitation Council. European Resuscitation Council guidelines for resuscitation 2005. Section 3. Electrical therapies: automated external defibrillators, defibrillation, cardioversion and pacing. Resuscitation. 2005 Dec;67 Suppl 1:S25-37. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.10.008. No abstract available.
- Larsen MP, Eisenberg MS, Cummins RO, Hallstrom AP. Predicting survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a graphic model. Ann Emerg Med. 1993 Nov;22(11):1652-8. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(05)81302-2.
- Zafari AM, Zarter SK, Heggen V, Wilson P, Taylor RA, Reddy K, Backscheider AG, Dudley SC Jr. A program encouraging early defibrillation results in improved in-hospital resuscitation efficacy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Aug 18;44(4):846-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.04.054.
- Gombotz H, Weh B, Mitterndorfer W, Rehak P. In-hospital cardiac resuscitation outside the ICU by nursing staff equipped with automated external defibrillators--the first 500 cases. Resuscitation. 2006 Sep;70(3):416-22. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.02.006. Epub 2006 Aug 14.
- Woollard M, Whitfield R, Newcombe RG, Colquhoun M, Vetter N, Chamberlain D. Optimal refresher training intervals for AED and CPR skills: a randomised controlled trial. Resuscitation. 2006 Nov;71(2):237-47. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.04.005. Epub 2006 Sep 28.
- Rossano JW, Jefferson LS, Smith EO, Ward MA, Mott AR. Automated external defibrillators and simulated in-hospital cardiac arrests. J Pediatr. 2009 May;154(5):672-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.11.051. Epub 2009 Jan 23.
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
December 1, 2006
Primary Completion (Actual)
February 1, 2007
Study Completion (Actual)
February 1, 2007
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
March 18, 2008
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 18, 2008
First Posted (Estimate)
March 21, 2008
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
November 12, 2020
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 9, 2020
Last Verified
November 1, 2020
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Other Study ID Numbers
- H - 18876
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